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WASHINGTON — Ethiopia is observing an official mourning period for more than 50 people killed during a crackdown and stampede at an ethnic cultural festival in the Oromia region Sunday. At the same time, the country is seeing a continuation, possibly an escalation, of the […]

CAIRO — Morocco’s Islamist Justice and Development Party won the largest number of seats in the country’s new parliament, according to election results announced Saturday, but it will need to form a coalition government with several smaller parties because it lacks a majority. Interior Minister […]

The lower house of the Russian parliament (the State Duma) has ratified an agreement allowing the country’s Air Force to stay in Syria on an unlimited basis. Combatting terrorism is cited as one of the key goals. The ballot took place on Friday with all […]

Two car bombs went off in the Turkish capital, Ankara, after unidentified terrorists blew themselves up in response to calls by police for them to surrender, local media report. According to Ankara’s governor, Ercan Topaca, police were tipped off about the area on Friday. He […]

The German army has reportedly banned its most advanced Tornado jets from flying due to yet another technical mishap. The reconnaissance planes have been carrying out missions against Islamic State in Syria since the beginning of the year. The Tornado ASST A3 aircraft has been […]

A militant cell suspected of having links to Islamic State has been eliminated in southern Russia, the National Anti-Terrorist Committee (NAC) reports. The group was planning at least three terror attacks in the region, including one on a Muslim Holiday. In a special operation in […]

GENEVA — New satellite imagery of heavily bombed eastern Aleppo in northern Syria shows extensive damage to civilian areas since a temporary cease fire broke down on September 18. The U.N. Operational Satellite Program began mapping the extent of destruction in eastern Aleppo on September […]

PENTAGON — Iraqi troops are gearing up to retake the city of Mosul from Islamic State, in an assault expected to begin later this month. Officials of the U.S.-led coalition assisting Iraq say up to 45,000 troops will be needed to keep Mosul secure after […]

As the operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group approaches, tensions between Iraq and Turkey are escalating over Turkey’s possible military involvement in the attack. The dispute grew more intense Wednesday after Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi warned that the presence of Turkish […]